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This is a reposting of an earlier email. I still need help. Has anyone had a similar problem? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael and Nikki" <cosmicchai@charter.net> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>; "kim flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 7:26 PM Subject: Re: EDP Alesis Stumped > QUANT=loop > SYNC=in > 8THS/CYCLE=8 > AUTORECORD=on > SWITCHQUANT=loop > MORELOOPS=2 > RECORDMODE=toggle > SAMPLERSTYLE=run > > 1 I turn on the Alesis SR 16 drum machine, the EDP shows it is receiving > MIDI clock from the drum machine > Using the Gibson foot controller I: > 2 press Record > 3 play something, I'll refer to it as loop1 > 4 end recording by again pressing Record > 5 press NextLoop, the EDP indicates it will switch to loop2 at the end of > the current loop and begin recording > 6 at the end of loop1, I play something else I'll refer to as loop2 > 7 I end recording loop2 by pressing NextLoop > 8 the EDP is now playing loop1 and everything is still in sync with the drum > machine > 9 I press NextLoop and at the end of loop1, the EDP switches to loop2. No > problem. > 10 I press NextLoop and at the end of loop2, loop2 starts over again. Loop2 > plays for a beat or so and then switches to loop1 > 11 The EDP is now out of sync with the drum machine. > > > The following five variations produce the same problem: > If AUTOREC=off > then in step 5 after pressing NextLoop I also press Record > the same problem happens. > If in step 7, I end recording loop2 by pressing Record, then the proccess > skips directly to step 10 and the same problem happens. > If the EDP is synced to a metronome via BeatSync, the same problem >happens > If I do not use the foot controller and enter everything via the front panel > of the EDP, the same problem happens. > If SWITCHQUANT=Cycle (or anything besides off) then the same problem > happens. > > The following two variations do NOT produce the problem: > If in step 4 I end recording loop1 by pressing NextLoop and thereby > immediately record loop2 which I also end by pressing NextLoop, then the > problem will not happen. I can switch back and forth between the two >loops > and the EDP will stay in sync with the drum machine. > If I start with SWITCHQUANT=off then during step 8 I reach over to the front > panel and set SWITCHQUANT=loop. The problem will not happen. > > Any help/suggestions would be great. Thanks again for taking a look at my > problem. > Nervously, > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:50 AM > Subject: Re: EDP Alesis Stumped > > > > again, could you please just describe the exact sequence you did that led > > to the problem? your mail here was confusing to follow. > > kim > > > > At 10:07 PM 4/24/2004, Michael and Nikki wrote: > > >First, THANKS for responding!! > > >I have used both the Gibson foot controller and the front panel with the > > >same results. > > >For the purpose of this email, I'm using the footswitch. > > >The drum machine is an Alesis SR16. > > >I've been messing with the EDP all day and I've found that: > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > > kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com > > > > > > >